The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 28, 2044
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1507
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.51° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.25° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.